It was a weekend of milestones for the Chicago White Sox, but not all of them were ones that left the team very excited. The Sox were swept for just the second time this season, as Kansas City beat them 5-2. With the Royals getting the win, it was also the first time in 21 years that Kansas City has now beat the Sox five straight times, and their record at Kauffman Stadium is now 8-18 since July 4, 2009. "It's frustrating, it's brutal," catcher A.J. Pierzynski said of the latest loss on Sunday. "We got to play better than that, myself included." Not that the Sox weren't up against the wall the past few days. Center fielder Alejandro De Aza was held out of the lineup again Sunday with back stiffness, missing his second consecutive game. The hope is De Aza will be able to return on Monday, when the Sox host New York for a three-game series. On top of De Aza being sidelined, the Sox were without Kevin Youkilis, one game after he reached the 1,000-hit milestone in Saturday's los...

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